Hydroxybutyl Chitosan Centered Biocomposites for Potential Curative Applications: A Critical Review

Chitosan (CS), a natural biopolymer, has been extensively explored for multiple applications including tissue engineering, gene therapy, bioimaging, and sewage treatment due to its abundant availability, intrinsic biocompatibility, biodegradability, and tunable biological properties. Nevertheless, the actual use of CS is limited because of its water-insolubility in physiological circumstances, which could be optimized by chemical modifications...